My gorgeous wife
Chapter 724 - 696: Is This Still Human?

Chapter 724: Chapter 696: Is This Still Human?

An Qin had been poisoned.

And the poison was no ordinary one.

"Damn Pharmacist Clan!" An Qin bit back the curse under her breath, sealed some acupuncture points in her body to slow down her blood circulation, and found a place to go into hiding.

For her, the most crucial thing right now was to figure out how to remove the toxins from her body.

Otherwise, the next time she encountered that woman, she wouldn’t stand a chance.

Moreover, Jiang Bingyu’s strength was originally stronger than hers.

"If only he were here," she sighed softly to herself.

"Damn it! Why am I thinking of him? That guy is nothing but a jerk!" Shaking her head, An Qin closed her eyes and continued to heal from the poison.

...

"Heehee... Brother Cheen, pass me the ball!" On the beach, Lin Xiaoxiao ran and playfully called out to Li Chen.

Around Lin Xiaoxiao, many gazes were firmly fixed on her.

Although there were many beauties on the beach, beauties also came in grades, and Lin Xiaoxiao was clearly of the highest grade.

In comparison, the so-called ’beauties’ around her suddenly seemed like country bumpkins.

Perhaps, this was the legendary "there’s always someone better."

"Alright!" Li Chen threw the ball in his hands to Lin Xiaoxiao with a grin.

"Brother Cheen! Catch this!"

On the other side, Wang Qianqian also threw a ball towards Li Chen.

Like Lin Xiaoxiao, Wang Qianqian drew a lot of attention, most of it from men, of course.

Compared to Lin Xiaoxiao’s youthful vibrancy, Wang Qianqian had a gentle and demure aura about her. Though she wasn’t as fiery as Lin Xiaoxiao, she stirred up a greater sense of protectiveness in men.

Noticing these stares, Li Chen chuckled to himself, ’Look all you want, the beauties are mine, and all you get is to watch.’

With a ball in hand, Li Chen brought two drinks to Lin Xiaoxiao and Wang Qianqian with a smile.

Yet, in the time it took Li Chen to get drinks, clusters of men trying to strike up conversations had already gathered around the two women.

"Excuse me... excuse me, thank you!" Li Chen squeezed through, speaking as he went.

"Why are you shoving? Have some decency, go back and line up!" A man pushed aside by Li Chen grumbled in displeasure.

Li Chen couldn’t help but be amused by the man’s words.

Ignoring these guys, Li Chen carried two drinks and strode boldly into the crowd.

As Li Chen moved forward, the group of men originally surrounding the two women were immediately jostled into disarray.

"Are you sick?"

"Why are you pushing?"

Arriving next to the two women, Li Chen set the drinks down and casually sat between them, watching the group of people in front of him, he said with a slanted eye, "I think you’re the one who’s sick. The beach is so big, why squeeze over here? Are you trying to block our sun?"

Confronted with Li Chen’s retort, the crowd was stunned.

They hadn’t expected this man to actually be with these beauties.

"Yeah! Why are you blocking our sun?" Lin Xiaoxiao snickered, then shouted loudly, "The beach is so big, there’s plenty of sunshine everywhere, get lost!"

Hearing Lin Xiaoxiao shoo them away, most of the men scattered immediately, though a few lingered on, reluctant to leave.

"Hey, bro, you’re being a bit unfair, playing with two beauties by yourself. Can you even handle it?" one of the lingering men said to Li Chen.

"Whether I can handle it or not is my business, not something you need to worry about," Li Chen replied with a smile.

Struck by Li Chen’s words, the man fell momentarily speechless and turned to Wang Qianqian, "Beauty, what I mean is, a man is not just about his looks, the inside is just as important. What do you ladies need the most in a man? Reliability is the key!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Li Chen, clearly implying that Li Chen was not a reliable guy.

The man was indeed tall and well-built, his muscular physique exposed to the air, even credible as a bodybuilding coach.

Li Chen, though wearing big shorts and a flowery shirt, seemed smaller in stature compared to the man.

Wang Qianqian only laughed in response to the man’s words, not deigning to reply.

Just then, a series of screams erupted from the direction of the sea.

Everyone instinctively turned their heads to look.

Not far from the beach, a chilling shark fin was emerging from the water.

"A shark! It’s a shark!"

"Run!!!"

The screams and shouts suddenly echoed across the beach.

Especially for the many still in the water, panic set in.

They were just ordinary tourists, and for them, a shark was like a nightmare come to life.

Even the strongest of people would struggle to defeat a shark in the sea, let alone them.

A crowd screamed, quickly rushing towards the shore.

However, some who had swum too far out found themselves unable to return in time.

And the shark was rapidly drawing closer.

"Brother Cheen..." At that moment, Wang Qianqian looked up at Li Chen.

"I know," Li Chen nodded and then began to take off his shirt.

When Li Chen took off his shirt, the brawny man who had been mocking him suddenly widened his eyes in shock.

What kind of body was this?

While his muscles weren’t exaggerated, the streamlined muscles were filled with explosive power. But what shocked the brawny man most of all were the scars on Li Chen’s body.

There were scars from knives, bullets, animal bites, claw marks, numerous ghastly and terrifying scars all tangled up across Li Chen’s body. Although these marks had faded, they still allowed one to imagine what this man had gone through.

The brawny man fell silent.

He couldn’t speak, and neither could the people around him, after having seen Li Chen’s upper body.

In that moment, they realized just what sort of man they had been challenging before.

They say scars are medals on a man’s chest, but really, who would willingly endure so many wounds?

Furthermore, judging by the location of some wounds, a little more to the left or right would have been lethal.

Who would be willing to risk their life for some medals?

This man, must not be provoked!

This thought suddenly sprang to everyone’s minds.

However, Li Chen was obviously unaware of their thoughts, as he was already walking towards the area submerged in seawater.

There, countless tourists were frantically running towards the shore.

Yet, one could faintly see that there were still quite a few people struggling to swim in this direction, far too distant from the beach.

At that moment, another fin appeared on the surface of the water.

Two sharks!

"Ahh!!"

Screams echoed crazily, accompanied by the panic-stricken roars of men.

Amidst the crowd rushing madly back to the beach, a figure was walking in the opposite direction.

Li Chen!

"Two could be a bit troublesome," Li Chen frowned and said.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t deal with two sharks, but these two sharks were in different directions, and even he couldn’t be in two places at once to save people.

After a moment of consideration, Li Chen’s eyes flickered slightly, "Alright, then let’s do this..."

As he entered the water, Li Chen began to swim outwards.

By now, many tourists had already fled to relatively closer positions, though a few were still making a desperate effort.

Li Chen’s gaze flickered slightly, and he stretched out a finger, making a slight slice across the palm of his hand.

As his fingernail scraped across his palm, strands of blood immediately began to seep out from Li Chen’s hand.

The blood spread slowly, but the scent of blood instantly attracted the attention of the sharks.

A shark, originally swimming towards the shore, locked onto Li Chen immediately and rushed crazily in his direction.

At that instant, a scream suddenly rang out.

The other shark, though it also smelled the blood, had a victim right in front of its eyes. Stimulated by the scent of blood, it did not head towards Li Chen but instead charged at its prey even faster.

At that moment, the girl targeted by the shark was swimming frantically towards the shore in panic.

"It’s too late," Li Chen’s gaze flickered slightly.

In the water, the girl’s speed couldn’t possibly match that of the shark.

"Sizzle—"

Wisps of True Qi slowly seeped from Li Chen’s hands and feet, as he quickly sprinted towards the girl’s position.

"Come to me!" Li Chen shouted while sprinting.

Hearing Li Chen’s voice, the girl, as if grasping a lifeline, no longer cared about reaching the shore and immediately started swimming towards him. The shark behind her was closing in rapidly.

"Dammit!"

Li Chen gritted his teeth, started to ascend, and finally, his entire body floated to the surface. With a burst of energy that shocked all onlookers, Li Chen actually started running on the surface of the water.

In just a few blinks, he reached the girl’s side, and the shark, already close, was opening its jaws to bite her.

"Get lost!"

Li Chen leaped into the air and threw a fierce punch towards the top of the shark’s head.

"Boom!!"

Water exploded, and blood seeped out into it.

Li Chen slowly withdrew his arm from the shark’s punctured upper jaw, holding the girl and looking back.

There, the other shark was quickly approaching.

"Don’t worry, it’s alright!" Li Chen said, holding the girl with one hand and a faint smile on his face.

In Li Chen’s arms, the girl who had been panicking earlier quieted down upon hearing his words.

On the shore, the brawny man who had been mocking Li Chen earlier was now at a loss for words.

This... was he even human?